EDT514TPCKF12 - Language Arts Resources

Story Sites

http://kids.aol.com/KOL/1/KOLJrStories - Great selection of picture books for students in grade K-4
http://www.storylineonline.net - Selection of stories read by celebrities. The stories cover a wide variety of topics for students in all grade levels.
http://www.signedstories.com - Great for teaching diversity and learning differences. The stories on this site are not only read but are signed as well.
http://www.justbooksreadaloud.com - An Ad-free site of 142 books that can be narrowed by author, length, or subject. Great for all ages.
http://zooburst.com/index.php -Students can create their own online 3D pop-up books, great for all grade levels

Literacy Center Resources

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/literacy_centers/index.html - Target for elementary but ideas can easily be adapted for older grades. Lists everything from ideas to management of centers. Includes links to other sites
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/38302/ - Great article on the importance and implementation of literacy centers.
http://www.mrsruss.com/Teachers/foldergames.html - Easy ready to print file folder games as well as links to incorporating a variety of centers
http://everythingliteracy.wikispaces.com/Literacy+Centers - A great Wikki with lots of links to center resources for all grade levels.

Online Games to Enhance Learning

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html - Games and resources focusing around particular chapter books and word games great for grade 3-6
http://www.funenglishgames.com - Fun English games for students in grades K-8
http://www.primarygames.com/reading.php - A wide variety of games with a variety of ELA topics for grades K-5
http://pbskids.org/games/reading.html - A large list of reading focused games featuring familiar PBS characters, great for grade K-3
http://www.starfall.com - Learning games with a phonics focus great for preK- 1.
http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/default.aspx- Word, reading, and vocab games for grades K-6
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm - Grammar, word use, and vocab games for grades 2-5

Teaching Resources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdyzMN6YosA - video on incorporating technology while teaching literacy
http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-language-arts-lessons - An article with examples and explanation of meeting the literacy needs of students using different forms of technology.
http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/ - A guide of how to teach reading and writing with using technology in grade 3-9.
http://www.lauracandler.com - A blog and frequently updated resource sit for all subject. This expert teacher also posts webinars discussing a wide variety of strategies for teachers in grades 3-5.
http://www.tewt.org - A whole site devoted to teaching English with technology. This site is filled with articles, lesson plans, and resources for teachers of all grade levels.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-resources- Tons of worksheets, lesson plans, articles, and videos in all subjects for teachers in grades K-12.

Online Tools to Use in the Classroom

http://www.edmodo.com- Social networking specifically for teachers and students to use.
http://www.epals.com - allows teachers to safely connect and collaborate with classrooms all over the world.
http://edu.glogster.com - Lets students create online posters and share with others, a great way to promote self expression.
http://www.brainpop.com - Short videos and activities on a variety of topics.
http://www.remind101.com - A safe and secure way for teachers to send text messages to students and parents.
http://quizstar.4teachers.org - A free online quiz making tool.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org - A free rubric making tool.
http://teachertube.com - Just like youtube but all educational videos. THis is a great resource for schools with strict web restrictions.
http://zunal.com/index.php - Tool for making web-quests also has a wide variety of ready to use web-quests.
http://kidblog.org/ - A blogging site for teachers and students, great for discussions.